Conference / Meeting /Workshops on nuclear issues in Colmar, France

The issue of uranium mining in France AND abroad was discussed.A representative from Niger reported about the situation around uranium mining in Niger.An exhibiton of the Collectif Tchinaghen on the uranium minign situation in Niger was displayed. Program of Meeting / Worhshops / Conference For more details:Collectif TchinaghenUranium-related information –> scroll down on the blog…

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Fermons Fessenheim Demonstration

– Let’s shut down the Nuclear Power Plant at Fessenheim (France) –Demonstration of anti-nuclear groups About 10.000 people called for a shut-down of one of the oldest nuclear power plants of France, Fessenheim, on the river Rhine, and against nuclear power in general. “fermons-fessenheim” – The demonstration

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Atelier de Reflexion et de Formation sur l’Exploitation de l’Uranium in Bakara, Tchad

– Workshop – Information and Deliberation on Uranium Exploitation –Bakara / N’Djamena / TCHAD At the workshop, approx. 30 civil society representatives from Tchad, Niger, Cameroon and Centralafrican Republic (RCA) as well as international experts and moderators were present. The workshop issued a final declaration: “Declaration de Bakara” (FRENCH) (An English translation of the “Declaration…

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Uranabbau in Afrika für “sauberen Atomstrom” in Europa?

Ab Mittwoch, 13. Mai 2009, wird eine Delegation aus mehreren afrikanischen Ländern über die teilweise desaströsen Auswirkungen der Abbaus des Energierohstoffs Uran auf Umwelt und Gesundheit der Menschen sprechen und dem hier gezeichneten Bild des “sauberen Atomstroms” die Realität des schmutzigen Uranabbau gegenüberstellen.

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The History of Uranium Mining and the Navajo People

Doug Brugge, PhD, MS, and Rob Goble, PhD From World War II until 1971, the government was the sole purchaser of uranium ore in the United States. Uranium mining occurred mostly in the southwestern United Statesand drew many Native Americans and others into work in the mines and mills. Despite a long and well-developed understanding,based…

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